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PowerShell Get-CommandThe PowerShell Get-Command cmdlet is used to get all the commands which are installed on the computer system. This cmdlet includes functions, other cmdlets, aliases, filters, scripts, and applications. We can get only those commands which have been imported into the current session by using the -ListImported parameter. With the starting of Windows PowerShell 5.0, this cmdlet displays a version column by default. SyntaxGet-Command [[-ArgumentList] <Object[]>] [-Verb <string[]>] [-Noun <string[]>] [-Module <string[]>] [-FullyQualifiedModule <ModuleSpecification[]>] [-TotalCount <int>] [-Syntax] [-ShowCommandInfo] [-All] [-ListImported] [-ParameterName <string[]>] [-ParameterType <PSTypeName[]>] [<CommonParameters>] Get-Command [[-Name] <string[]>] [[-ArgumentList] <Object[]>] [-Module <string[]>] [-FullyQualifiedModule <ModuleSpecification[]>] [-CommandType {Alias | Function | Filter | Cmdlet | ExternalScript | Application | Script| Workflow | Configuration | All}] [-TotalCount <int>] [-Syntax] [-ShowCommandInfo] [-All] [-ListImported] [-ParameterName <string[]>] [-ParameterType <PSTypeName[]>] [<CommonParameters>] Parameters-ArgumentList The -ArgumentList parameter is used to specify an array of arguments. An alias for this parameter is Args. Wildcard characters are not supported. -Verb The -Verb parameter is used to specify an array of command verbs. Wildcard characters are accepted. -Noun The -Noun parameter is used to specify an array of command nouns. Wildcard characters are accepted. -Module The -Module parameter is used to specify an array of modules. It gets those commands which come from the specified modules. The -Module parameter takes the string values, but the value of it can also be a PSModuleInfo object. -FullyQualifiedModule The -FullyQualifiedModule parameter is used to specify the modules with names which are specified in the form of ModuleSpecification objects. -TotalCount The -TotalCount parameter is used to specify the number of commands to get. We can also use it to limit the output of the command. -Syntax The -Syntax parameter is used to indicate that this cmdlet gets the following specified data about the command:
-ShowCommandInfo The -ShowCommandInfo parameter is used to indicate that this cmdlet shows only the information of a command. It was introduced in Windows PowerShell 5.0. -All It is used in this cmdlet to get all those commands, which include commands of the same type that have the same name. It was introduced in Windows PowerShell 3.0. -ListImported The -ListImported parameter is used in this cmdlet to get only the commands in the current session. It was introduced in Windows PowerShell 3.0. -Name The -Name parameter is used to specify an array of names. It is used in this cmdlet to get only those commands that have a specified name. Wildcard characters are accepted. -CommandType The -CommandType parameter is used to specify the type of command that this cmdlet returns. We can also use Type as its alias. -ParameterName The -ParameterName is a parameter which is used to specify the parameter names. This cmdlet gets those commands in the session which have the specified parameter. Wildcard characters are accepted. It was introduced in Windows PowerShell 3.0. -ParameterType The -ParameterType is a parameter which is used to specify the array of parameter types. This cmdlet gets those commands in the session, which have the parameters of a specified type. Enter the full or partial name of the parameter type. The characters of wildcard are permitted. It was introduced in Windows PowerShell 3.0. ExamplesExample 1: Get all the cmdlets, aliases and functions This cmdlet displays all the cmdlets, aliases, and functions on the PowerShell console, which are installed on the computer. Example 2: Get commands in the current session The cmdlet in this example uses the -ListImported parameter to get the commands in the current session. Example 3: Get commands in a Module The cmdlet in this example uses the -Module parameter to get the commands in Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility and Microsoft.PowerShell.Security modules. Example 4: Get the syntax of any cmdlet The cmdlet, in this example, uses the -ArgumentList and -Syntax parameters to get the syntax of Get-childItem cmdlet. Example 5: Get the commands of all types The cmdlet, in this example, displays all the commands of all types on a local computer. Example 6: Get a module name that contains a cmdlet The cmdlet in this example displays the name of a module in which the Get-Item cmdlet originated.
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